The Super Summer Extravaganza Mega Heidmann Birthday Blowout
So, we have a lot of birthdays in the summer months - between our house and the East Valley Heidmanns, I count... lessee, from May through August we have: Efrain…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
Low Key
Our Independence Day was low key this year. We so often have been up at the ranch over the holiday weekend, but this year we were home - I don't…
Celebrations of June
For many months, a sweet little girl with breathless anticipation of her 4th birthday, has been asking me, several times a day, to recite the month and day (and every…
Weekend with the Winklers
Over the Memorial Day weekend, we took the family (minus Laurent, who had singing obligations, and Geneva, who wasn't yet back from Texas) up to the ranch for some family…
Tim and Lorna Get Married!
The hands-down most exciting event of this spring was the chance to run up to Fargo at the end of May, stay the weekend with my friend Vicki, and be…
Birthdays in May
Two momentous birthdays occurred in the Merry Month of May: Geneva turned 18, and Efrain turned 5. We had a grand party for them both, including luscious chocolate and strawberry…
On Chaos, Peace, and the End of Perfectionism
I guess I started this post over a month ago, but chaos intervened and I never got around to finishing it. You know what I say to that? Que sera…
Books, books, books…
Oh, the ecstasy and agony of books! If you're like our family, you can't live without them, but you also can't find enough room for them. Over the past months…
World Premier!
I wish I could give you a moment-by-moment account of Geneva's spring recital this afternoon, but alas, I cannot. Anyone who has ever had children of widely varying ages knows…
Easter Party
Easter being so very early this year, we were able to celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa before they left to return to the land of the Frozen North. Jon and…